We are now in the second week of the fantasy football season. As always, it is crucial to know what players are the preferable starts. Taking player talent, performance, and matchup into account, here are my Week 2 RB rankings.
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1) Bijan Robinson | Atlanta Falcons (at PHI)
2) Breece Hall | New York Jets (at TEN)
3) Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia Eagles (vs. ATL)
4) Kyren Williams | Los Angeles Rams (at ARI)
5) Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit Lions (vs. TB)
6) Isiah Pacheco | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. CIN)
7) De’Von Achane | Miami Dolphins (vs. BUF)
8) Joe Mixon | Houston Texans (vs. CHI)
9) Josh Jacobs | Green Bay Packers (vs. IND)
10) Derrick Henry | Baltimore Ravens (vs. LV)
11) Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts (at GB)
12) Jordan Mason | San Francisco 49ers (at MIN)
13) James Conner | Arizona Cardinals (vs. LAR)
14) Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints (at DAL)
15) Rachaad White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at DET)
16) Brian Robinson Jr. | Washington Commanders (vs. NYG)
17) James Cook | Buffalo Bills (at MIA)
18) Najee Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers (at DEN)
19) Rhamondre Stevenson | New England Patriots (vs. SEA)
20) Travis Etienne Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. CLE)
21) Aaron Jones | Minnesota Vikings (vs. SF)
22) David Montgomery | Detroit Lions (vs. TB)
23) J.K. Dobbins | Los Angeles Chargers (at CAR)
24) D’Andre Swift | Chicago Bears (at HOU)
25) Tony Pollard | Tennessee Titans (vs. NYJ)
26) Jerome Ford | Cleveland Browns (at JAX)
27) Zack Moss | Cincinnati Bengals (at KC)
28) Zach Charbonnet | Seattle Seahawks (at NE)
29) Javonte Williams | Denver Broncos (vs. PIT)
30) Devin Singletary | New York Giants (at WAS)
31) Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas Cowboys (vs. NO)
32) Tyjae Spears | Tennessee Titans (vs. NYJ)
33) Zamir White | Las Vegas Raiders (at BAL)
34) Austin Ekeler | Washington Commanders (vs. NYG)
35) Chase Brown | Cincinnati Bengals (at KC)
36) Rico Dowdle | Dallas Cowboys (vs. NO)
37) Chuba Hubbard | Carolina Panthers (vs. LAC)
38) Jeff Wilson Jr. | Miami Dolphins (vs. BUF)
39) Gus Edwards | Los Angeles Chargers (at CAR)
40) Jaylen Warren | Pittsburgh Steelers (at DEN)
41) Bucky Irving | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at DET)
42) Jaleel McLaughlin | Denver Broncos (vs. PIT)
43) Ty Chandler | Minnesota Vikings (vs. SF)
44) Justice Hill | Baltimore Ravens (vs. LV)
45) Alexander Mattison | Las Vegas Raiders (at BAL)
46) Tank Bigsby | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. CLE)
47) Tyler Allgeier | Atlanta Falcons (at PHI)
48) Jaylen Wright | Miami Dolphins (vs. BUF)
49) Samaje Perine | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. CIN)
50) Trey Benson | Arizona Cardinals (vs. LAR)
51) Emanuel Wilson | Green Bay Packers (vs. IND)
52) Khalil Herbert | Chicago Bears (at HOU)
53) Ray Davis | Buffalo Bills (at MIA)
54) Antonio Gibson | New England Patriots (vs. SEA)
55) Jamaal Williams | New Orleans Saints (at DAL)
56) Miles Sanders | Carolina Panthers (vs. LAC)
57) D’Onta Foreman | Cleveland Browns (at JAX)
58) Braelon Allen | New York Jets (at TEN)
59) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | New York Giants (at WAS)
60) Kenneth Gainwell | Philadelphia Eagles (vs. ATL)
The Top Running Backs To Start in Week 2
Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers (at DEN)
If you’ve played in the same league for a while, the odds are good that everyone has had their turn rostering Harris, plugging him in as an unsatisfying RB2, and moving on with their life. It’s a right of passage. And once every manager in your league has shared that experience, you’ve formed a bond.
Sadly, nothing is different this time around. With a compromised Warren, Harris wasn’t any different than you would have guessed – he just did it on a few more touches.
Harris accounted for 20 of 26 Pittsburgh running back carries and, if not for an outlier 20-yard “burst,” we are looking at a 19-carry, 50-yard day at the office along with two catches for nine yards.
If that’s not vintage Harris, I don’t know what is.
With Warren still at far less than full strength and the Steelers facing the Broncos and their blitzing, I’d expect something very similar this week.
Against the Falcons, Harris finished as RB35 in fantasy points and RB19 in expected points. Split the difference; move him up a few spots for the safety of his role and poor matchups for others – yep, an unappealing RB2 for the 47th consecutive week.
– Kyle Soppe, Fantasy Football Analyst
Brian Robinson Jr., RB, Washington Commanders (vs. NYG)
This backfield isn’t a committee. The overall snap shares were similar, but break it down further and there is only one answer as to which running back in Washington you want sniffing your lineup.
Snap share between the 30s:
- Robinson: 50%
- Ekeler: 50%
Snap share inside the 30:
- Robinson: 77.8%
- Ekeler: 33.3%
Robinson has made nice skill set strides up to this point in his career and is a legitimate threat as both a between-the-tackles runner and a receiver in space. He gave fantasy managers 15.2% more production given his area of touches than the average back last season, and that rate was 24.2% in the Week 1 loss to the Buccaneers.
I think it’s fairly safe to assign Robinson a 15-20 opportunity projection with decent scoring equity weekly – that’s going to land him in your fantasy lineups consistently.
– Kyle Soppe, Fantasy Football Analyst